Family & Friends,
I'm sorry this thank you is so late. But I am very grateful for the goody boxes and gifts you've sent. Especially during the holidays knowing I was being thought of and prayed for meant a lot. I lived off the food you sent for about a month, so thanks for keeping me fed!
This separation has been challenging for my family. But Amy & the kids are doing well, and getting to talk to each other almost daily makes the loneliness easier to bear. Thank you for your ongoing prayers. They are making a difference.
When my work schedule lets up a bit, I'll update my website. I've been working 7 days a week, going in early and getting off late. So I haven't had much time to reflect and write. Hopefully that will change soon.
Love,
Barry
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Monday, January 14, 2008
Bryce's Obsession with Snow
While watching the news this morning (a rare occurance in this house), Bryce paid close attention to the weather report. The weather guys were doing a split weather-cast, one in MA and one in CT. "Is it snowing?" Bryce practically yelled as he jumped to look out the window.
"Not here, Bryce. Those guys are on the east coast. They're having a kind of snowstorm."
I could tell by the look in his eye that he was formulating a plan.
"Do you know how to get there?" He'd asked me the other day if I knew how to get to Indiana. I do, so I told him yes. "Can we go there now?" he wanted to know. I tried to explain that trips take planning. "We can get money from the bank!" he exclaimed. Ah, if only it were that simple.
But I don't know exactly how to get to MA or CT, so I had to be honest. "No, Bryce, I don't know how to get there."
He was bummed, to say the least. This boy loves snow. But he wasn't about to give up.
"We can go to the bank to get money, then you can follow the map!"
Later in the newscast, we saw a picture of people skiing. "Where are they?" Bryce wanted to know.
This particular SkiCam is near the hotel where we mini-vacationed last fall. "They're skiing where we spent vacation."
"Let's go back right now! It's not that far!"
"We can't go without Daddy, Bryce."
"OK. We'll go in June when Daddy comes home, then. We can play in the snow."
Maybe by then he'll be so fascinated with the thought of fishing again that he'll have forgotten about the snow. In the meantime, we'll be repeating our prayers for snow in the desert. And for a duty station in a more snow-prone area.
"Not here, Bryce. Those guys are on the east coast. They're having a kind of snowstorm."
I could tell by the look in his eye that he was formulating a plan.
"Do you know how to get there?" He'd asked me the other day if I knew how to get to Indiana. I do, so I told him yes. "Can we go there now?" he wanted to know. I tried to explain that trips take planning. "We can get money from the bank!" he exclaimed. Ah, if only it were that simple.
But I don't know exactly how to get to MA or CT, so I had to be honest. "No, Bryce, I don't know how to get there."
He was bummed, to say the least. This boy loves snow. But he wasn't about to give up.
"We can go to the bank to get money, then you can follow the map!"
Later in the newscast, we saw a picture of people skiing. "Where are they?" Bryce wanted to know.
This particular SkiCam is near the hotel where we mini-vacationed last fall. "They're skiing where we spent vacation."
"Let's go back right now! It's not that far!"
"We can't go without Daddy, Bryce."
"OK. We'll go in June when Daddy comes home, then. We can play in the snow."
Maybe by then he'll be so fascinated with the thought of fishing again that he'll have forgotten about the snow. In the meantime, we'll be repeating our prayers for snow in the desert. And for a duty station in a more snow-prone area.
Sunday, January 06, 2008
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